Spanish Government Refrains from Accusing Morocco in Pegasus Spyware Scandal

The government spokesperson, Isabel Rodríguez, said on Tuesday after the cabinet meeting that the Executive has already referred this matter to the courts and will only speak on the subject when the facts "are proven," reports Europa Press.

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The minister was thus responding to the question of whether the government was considering asking Morocco for explanations on these attacks, given that the dates on which they occurred coincide with the beginning of the long and serious diplomatic crisis opened between the two countries after the reception of Brahim Ghali, the leader of the Polisario Front, in a hospital in Logroño.

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"The government has nothing to hide and trusts the justice system to discover who is behind this espionage," said the spokesperson, who recalled that the government has also filed another complaint against an unknown person on Wednesday with the National Court for the hacking of Fernando Grande-Marlaska’s phone, after the one filed on May 2 concerning the espionage of Sanchez and Robles.